Photographing Shows and events, avoiding flash!

[RobertaForster]

Hi people, I'm new here and I'd like to ask your help

I'm a photography lover but just a begginer. I would like to take photos of shows, concerts, events. I had my first experience at the Scorpions concert in Manaus, Brazil. I used a Canon EOS IX7, 58mm and a external flash, I don't know much about equipement yet... I'd like to avoid flash for these situations because it kills the natural illumination, but trying without flash, I just can make smudged pics :S There's some special lens for this kind of photography situation?
Look the pictures I took there http://www.flickr.com/photos/scorpions_manaus2007/page2/
The pictures of the concert are in the page 2 till the page 5

Huggs

 

[Happy Hour]

Hi people, I'm new here and I'd like to ask your help

I'm a photography lover but just a begginer. I would like to take photos of shows, concerts, events. I had my first experience at the Scorpions concert in Manaus, Brazil. I used a Canon EOS IX7, 58mm and a external flash, I don't know much about equipement yet... I'd like to avoid flash for these situations because it kills the natural illumination, but trying without flash, I just can make smudged pics :S There's some special lens for this kind of photography situation?
Look the pictures I took there http://www.flickr.com/photos/scorpions_manaus2007/page2/
The pictures of the concert are in the page 2 till the page 5

Huggs

What ISO Are you shooting with when not using the flash

 

[RobertaForster]

What ISO Are you shooting with when not using the flash

I think it's ISO 200

 

[Happy Hour]

I've shot a few concerts and bar bands. Bar bands are hard to get great pics for the low lighting in smaller setups. But in either situation I bump my iso to at least 800 or more without a flash usually 1600 gives great light but it does produce some noise. But at 800 I can still bump up the light in PP and they are good enough for 8x10's in quality.

 

[RKW3]

Try out f/ 1.8 and f/ 1.4 lenses, those specialize in low light. You'll still have to bump up your ISO's though.

 

[RobertaForster]

Hmmm thanks for your reply... I think I need other equipement because my camera uses film APS and I just can fint this filme as ISO 200 =/

 

[Happy Hour]

Hmmm thanks for your reply... I think I need other equipement because my camera uses film APS and I just can fint this filme as ISO 200 =/

They make Aps film in higher than 200. 400 speed film would still give you good results

 

[RobertaForster]

They make Aps film in higher than 200. 400 speed film would still give you good results

Thank you, I'll try to find it but this film is hard to find here in Brazil, I think I'll try to get another camera with common film... :-|

 

[Warhawk]

Just wondering, but why do you use film and not digital?

 

[RobertaForster]

Just wondering, but why do you use film and not digital?

A professional digital camera is too much expensive here in brazil, I'll buy a digital camera but for now all I have is the film option...

 

[Dubious Drewski]

I have respect for film.

Even though I've never shot a single roll of it. :er: